Internet Genealogy

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Southeastern Pennsylvania Resources

Southeastern Pennsylvania Resources with an emphasis on Delaware County
Submitted by Carol Fowle

Birth
www.ancestry.com
Delaware County Archives www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/archives.html

Marriage
www.ancestry.com
Delaware County Archives www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/archives.html

Death
www.ancestry.com
www.familysearch.org
Delaware County Archives www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/archives.html
Arlington Cemetery and Toppitzer Funeral Home www.arlingtoncemetery.us/
Mount Moriah Cemetery www.mountmoriah.info

Census
www.ancestry.com
www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index

Immigration and Naturalization
www.ancestry.com
www.familysearch.org
www.archives.gov/research/

Land
Philadelphia City Directories www.footnote.com

Military
www.ancestry.com
www.footnote.com
Pennsylvania State Archives www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us
DAR Genealogical Research www.services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/
www.archives.gov/research/

Newspapers
Delaware County Times (Chester Times) www.delawarecolib.newspaperarchive.com
Philadelphia Inquirer www.genealogybank.com

Maps
www.pagenweb.org/maps.html
www.delcogenweb.org
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/pennsylvania.html

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
http://www.genpa.org/

Historical Society of Pennsylvania
http://www.hsp.org/

PAGenWeb Project
http://www.pagenweb.org/

Delaware County PAGenWeb Project
www.delcogenweb.org/links.aspx

Virginia Genealogy Internet Resources

Virginia Genealogy Internet Resources

Submitted by Ken Chaney

Old Virginia Obituaries 1790 - 1940

http://virginiaobits.homestead.com/

Jamestown Passenger List

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~treasures/va/passengers.html

New River Notes Virginia North Carolina

http://newrivernotes.com/nrv.htm

Virginia Military Records

http://rosters.tripod.com/index-11.html

Virginia War of 1812 Roles

http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas12&local_base=CLAS12

Virginia Genealogy Data

http://genealogy-data.com/states/virginia.htm

Virginia Naturalization Records 1909 1929

http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/lhsc_genealogy_resources/citizen/citizen.html

Virginia Biographies

http://www.geneasearch.com/biography/states/virginia.htm

Mid Atlantic Roots Network

http://midatlantic.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

Historical Maps of Virginia

http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/virginia/index_Before1900.html

Virginia Maps Univ of Texas

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/virginia.html

Virginia 1790 1800 Tax Lists Census

http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/

Virginia Genealogy Link Directory by county

http://www.genealogylinks.net/usa/virginia/

Pittsylvania Genweb

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/

Pittsylvania Genealogy Forum

http://genforum.genealogy.com/va/pittsylvania/

Pittsylvania Tombstone Project

http://www.usgwtombstones.org/virginia/pittsylvania.html

Virginia Newspaper Search

http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Virginia/?utm_source=?utm_source=GenealogyLinks.net&utm_campaign=TextLinks

Cyndis List Virginia (directory)

http://www.cyndislist.com/va.htm

VA Gen Web

http://vagenweb.org/

Misc Virginia Genealogy Links

http://vagenealogy.homestead.com/

Library of Virginia (Richmond)

http://www.lva.virginia.gov/

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

New York State Resources Online

New York State Genealogy Web Sites with

Some Emphasis on Western New York

Submitted by Ethelyn F. Bishop

March 15, 2011

Overall

http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm

http://www.dar.org/library/onlinlib.cfm

http://www.buffaloresearch.com/searchable.html

http://www.worldcat.org/

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/

http://history.rays-place.com/ny/

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/

http://www.CyndisList.com/ny.htm

Tools

http://www.ourtimelines.com/create_tl_2c.html

Vital Records

http://www.deathindexes.com/newyork/index.html

http://www.webring.org/hub/westernnewyorkge

The New York Genealogy Web Ring is a selection of family, personal and other websites that are related to family genealogy research in the state of New York.

http://wnyroots.tripod.com/index-lan-stmarys-cem.html

http://sampubco.com/wills/ny/newyork.htm

http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

for social security death index

http://www.distantcousin.com/Search/index.html

http://www.big101.com/OBITUARIES101.htm

Immigration and Naturalization

http://www.genealogybranches.com/newyork.html

http://www.genealogybranches.com/ellisisland/nypassengers.html

http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogynewyork.htm

for naturalization petitions

http://www.castlegarden.org/

http://www.stevemorse.org/ellis/cg.html

for castle garden one step

http://www.progenealogists.com/palproject/ny/

for Palatines in early 1700’s

http://www.footnote.com/documents/6351077/naturalization-index-ny-western/?img=4&xid=17

http://www.distantcousin.com/Search/index.html

Census

http://www.wnygs.org/census_index.html

http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1054

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/

Land Records

http://distantcousin.com/Directories/NY/Buffalo/1869/F.html

for city directory

http://www.courthousedirect.com/MapView.aspx?StateID=36 $

http://buffaloresearch.com/maps.html#Erie

http://history.rays-place.com/ny/lancaster-ny.htm

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/erie1/

Military

http://www.newyork-genealogy.com/New-York-Military-Records.cfm

Overall compilation of sources

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/colonial/census/1840/1840ny_a.html

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-list.jsp?cat=GP23

http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/

http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index

http://www.archives.gov/research/military/genealogy.html

http://www.ancestry.com/militaryrecords

http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~xander/new-york-records.htm

http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/civwar.htm

http://www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc/public/military-records-nyc.html

Newspapers

http://xooxleanswers.com/newspaperarchives4.aspx

Compilation

http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogynewyork.htm http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Directory Links to Genealogy Records

The websites below contain directories of genealogy indexes, records and resources. Most of them are organized by state and county.

Death Indexes & Records

A directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death notices & registers, obituaries, probate indexes, and cemetery & burial records.

http://www.deathindexes.com/index.html

Birth & Marriage Records and Indexes

A guide for finding birth and marriage records --also includes some divorce records.

http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html

State Census Records & Indexes
A directory of websites containing state census records and indexes.
http://www.researchguides.net/census/state.htm

Military Record Indexes

This website is a directory of links to online military indexes and records for U.S. genealogy research. Included are rosters, databases of soldiers, and listings of military and war casualties. Also included are some links to sources for military records in other countries (for World War I & II).

http://www.militaryindexes.com/

Passenger Lists - USA and International

This webpage is divided into three main sections: U..S Arrival Records, International Arrivals & Departures, and General Sites. Items marked "requires payment" are part of Ancestry's online genealogy records collection.

http://www.germanroots.com/onlinelists.html

Naturalization Indexes and Records

Note: the databases listed here are free to search except those marked "requires payment."

http://www.germanroots.com/naturalization.html

Finding U.S. Naturalization Records - a Genealogy Guide

http://www.germanroots.com/naturalizationrecords.html

U.S. Birth and Death Records on FamilySearch

FamilySearch has been busy adding vital records to their collection in indexes and images available online. Below is a list of the birth and death records available as of February 2, 2011. May of the databases are an index only, and may or may not be complete for the state and time period. Other databases contain images of original certificates or records of the event.

Alabama Births and Christenings, 1881-1930

Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952

Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974

Arizona Births and Christenings, 1909-1917

Arizona Deaths and Burials, 1910-1911; 1933-1994

Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951

Arkansas Births and Christenings, 1880-1893

Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963

California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1931

Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906

Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934

Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896